I saw this at Trader Joe's around Thanksgiving and thought it was fun. I wonder if the person who selected the quote had any idea who David O. McKay was. A rather thorough google search didn't turn up that quote on gratitude so it makes me think that someone must have included it on purpose.
Leona singled Ollie out to be on the tree. :) Best buddy cousins.
This was this year's Thankful Tree. For Thanksgiving this year we had a random assortment of people. We wanted to have a big crowd and we got one. We did a good portion of the cooking but some friends with a bigger house hosted. Afterwards we did our first ever family puzzle. It was titled "Muchos Autos" and was a collage of photos of cars, mostly Herbies. I wasn't sure how this would go over or if anyone would be interested but everybody was really into it. Leona turned out to be quite the puzzle shark. Clara showed her characteristic silent determination while Eliza enjoyed being with the group and working on a common goal. We managed to finish the 500 piece puzzle in one sitting.
The next day we put up the Christmas tree and decorations, which is always a good time. The girls were excited to see the Nativity and their Christmas elves after 11 1/2 months of separation. We also did the now traditional Puget Sound Polar Bear Plunge. We couldn't talk anyone into coming with us so it was just our family. If it hadn't been for Clara's determination to do it we would've scrapped the whole thing. Leona, Timothy, and I weren't even on the fence about doing it. It was so bitterly cold that day with outside temperatures hovering between 38 and 40 degrees and water temperatures between 40 and 50 degrees. Clara said that she for sure wanted to do it and Eliza said that if Clara was going to do it then she was, because she didn't want to get shown up by her little sister. Collin was up for doing it if it was a communal thing, so they all ended up taking the plunge while the sane half of the family looked on.
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